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Abraham Faure
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Abraham Faure

clergyman and Author

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Basil Coetzee
Biography
Mar 28, 2013

Basil Coetzee

Musician, liberation struggle activist and volunteer.

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Mimi Coertse
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Mimi Coertse

Vocalist and South Africa's First Operatic prima donna

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Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Bongiwe (Bongi) Dhlomo-Mautloa

Artist (printmaker), art administrator and activist 

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Alfred Nobel
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist, engineer, industrialist and inventor of dynamite 

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Kay Hassan
Biography
Jun 08, 2015

Kay Hassan

Artist

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Jon Lynton David Hrusa
Biography
Sep 11, 2019

Jon Lynton David Hrusa

Award Winning Photographer, Photojournalist

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Abdullah Ibrahim
Biography
Jan 16, 2017

Abdullah Ibrahim

Known as South Africa’s most distinguished pianist and a world-respected master musician.

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Elsa Joubert
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Elsa Joubert

Teacher and celebrated novelist

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Mandla Langa
Biography
Apr 13, 2015

Mandla Langa

poet, novelist, editor

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Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke
Biography
Mar 15, 2012

Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke

Robben Island prisoner, Advocate, Constitutional Court Judge, Deputy Chief Justice of South Africa and Deputy Chairperso...

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George Arthur Heard
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Aug 22, 2019

George Arthur Heard

Political journalist

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John Jack Curtis
Biography
Aug 22, 2019

John Jack Curtis

Lay preacher, miner, night bomber pilot, World War II veteran, lecturer, member of the Progressive Party and the Christi...

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Greg Marinovich
Biography
Feb 17, 2011

Greg Marinovich

Photographer

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Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo
Biography
May 27, 2011

Busisiwe Victoria Mhlongo

For her excellent contribution to music and putting South Africa on the international music map with her prolific musica...

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